Robert F. Kennedy Jr. secured Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, overcoming concerns about dozens of false or misleading statements he has made regarding vaccine safety. The 52-48 vote puts Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no background in health care or …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved one step closer to becoming Health and Human Services secretary on Tuesday after a Senate committee favorably reported his nomination to the floor. The Finance Committee’s 14-13 party-line vote doesn’t necessarily guarantee Kennedy will receive Senate confirmation, though it signals he does have the chance …
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In a contentious first day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), faced intense questioning from Senate lawmakers over his past statements on vaccines, abortion, and public health policies. Kennedy, a longtime environmental attorney and controversial figure due …
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A day before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for Health and Human Services Secretary, his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, sent a blistering letter to senators urging them to reject his nomination. In the two-page letter addressed to committee leaders, the former U.S. ambassador to Australia described RFK Jr. as a …
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